The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-09
Public Debt statement.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-The
following is a recapitulation of the
debt statement issued to-day, Interest
bearing debt-bonds at IL per cent.
$3.50 600, 900; bonds at per cent, $737, :
$500, $50; bonds at 8 per cent, SIS, 49,
500; refunding certificates at 4 per
cent, S275, $50; navy pension fund at 8
per cent, S14 900 600; Pacific Railroad
bonds at 6 per cent, $64, 1913 SIP; princi-
pal, 81, 1868 1872; interest, ST.
70,916, 81; total, 81, O9S, O24, 975. 81.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since neutrality-suspicious., So ,541 ,294 .26;
interest, $19, $40, 1872; total, 1857 $40, 1903.
Debt bearing no interest-Old demand
certificates of deposit, So, 900, 900; gold
certificates, 500. $3.50, 977; silver certili-,
Gates, S139, IA ,32S; fractional currency,
less SIS, 1875 1874 estimated as lost or de-
stroyed, Sc ,947 ,322.37; principal. 1892, =
779 1881. Total debt Principal
$169 ,563, 6SS. 03: interest, 81 ,905 ,271 .33;
total, 81 ,697 $40, Isl .96, less cash items
available for reduction of the debt,
S277 ,30S, 997. 50; less reserve held for re-
demption of United States notes, $780,
000, 900; total, 1877 ,30S, 1897. 33; total
debt. less available cash items, 81 800
323, 154.63; net cash in the treasury,
$23 ,951 ,692. A; debt less cash in the
treasury June 1, 1887, 81 ,296, 281 1852. o.;
debt, less cash in the treasury, May l.,
1887, 81 ,305, 170 ass. "a; decrease of debt
during the month, So 1886, 1875; de-
crease of debt since June so,
1886, S92, S54 ,92i.21; cash in treasury,
debt; gold held for gold certificates
actually outstanding, $50 800, 977; silver
held for silver certificates actually out
standing $139, 143 1923; United States
notes held for certificates of deposit
actually outstanding, S., 800, 600; cash
held for matured debt and interest I'M
paid, $18, 446, $3.50; cash held for bonds
called not matured and balance of in
terest, $19, 1855, 06l.34; fractional cur
rency, $2O6, 40; total available for re-
duction of debt, S277 ,308, 1897 .33; reserve
States notes, acts of January Il, 1875,
and July, II, 1882, S100, O00, 900; unavail-
able for reduction of the debt frac-
tional silver com, $27, O64 ,742. 81; minor
coin, S143, 751.41; total, $27 ,20S, 314.2
certificates held as cash, $37 800, 522; net
cash in the treasury as shown by the
Treasurer's general account, 1856, 1884,
526. 05.
FREE DELIVERY FOR EMPORIA.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The follow
ing named places in Kansas having at
tanned population of 10000, or their
post Office haYing returned revenue of
BIC, 900 or over, the free delivery will be
extended them July LIST: Emporia, Fl.
Scott, Winfield and WyandOtte. Let
tiers are now in course of preparation
instructing the postmasters of the
above named places with regard to the
instituting of the system. 1t is ex-
pected that the list will be consider
ably extended.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
A statement prepared at the Treas
ury Department shows that there was
net decrease of 81 All 800 in the cir
culation during the month of May and
net increase of SO $3.50, 789 in the cash
in the Treasury during the same
period. The changes in circulation
compared with the previous month
were as follows: Decrease in standard
silver dollars, 1858, 745; gold certificates,
902; national bank notes, IS ,091 OILS.
Total decrease, So ,470, ITO; increase of
gold coin, 50, $50 ,646; subsidiary silver,
$46 1926; silver certificates, 81 ,402,
1913. Total increase, So ,99S, $40.
The only decrease in the cash was 1929. :
574 in silver bullion. The increase was
made up as follows: Gold coin, $685.,
$50; standard silver dollars, 1926, 745;
subsidiary silver, S173, 1867; gold certifi-
CdIoS. 90, lJo,olo, SILVER coIIllCdGeS,
1927 ,464; United States notes, 81 SAL ;
9O2; National Bank notes, SAC, SOL:
gold bullion, 81 1903 ,lS4; trade dollars.
$685., S42, making a total increase of
81 1854 1863.
MAY COINAGE.
The coinage of the minis during May
amounted to 81, 8O2 ,525 of which 81 800.
coo were standard dollars.
MEXICAN PENSION CLAIMS.
1t is now estimated at the pension
Office that the number of Mexican pen
sion claims will not exceed 10000
lS, 900 of which number are widows
| 5000 claims have already been received
| and 9, 200 certificates have been issued
I'll has been determined to increase the
force of the division having these case:
in charge, so that they may be turned
out at the rate of 200 per diem.